Terrence Pearson - 2016 Presidential Election

Terrence Pearson - 2016 Presidential Election

Students of Color Oral History Project

Millersville University Archives and Special Collections

Millersville University Archives and Special Collections

May 1st, 2018

Millersville University Archives and Special Collections

Basil Wright

Terrence Pearson

Millersville University

I wasn't surprised. I really wasn’t. So, basically, freshman year I was friends with way more white people on campus than black people. It was just sort of how it was. I didn’t pick any friends it just happened. And while I thought I found my niche, I thought I found some friends that I was going to be friends with for a while and for the ones who didn’t drop out, they were around for the election. And regardless of stereotypes, regardless of resumes, and regardless of political opinions, we both knew what both the candidates stood for. We both knew the dirty laundry. We both knew all of the skeletons in their closet. One was seen as a bigot, one was seen as a liar. And while I respect other people’s opinions because we are all entitled to have our own personal opinion, it wasn’t until the election that I found out that all the friends I had made were actual bigots.